Portable machine tool



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EM WWW Patented Se t. 12,1933

1,927,006 I PORTABLE MAcrnNs'rooL Oscar E; Guibert, Craften, and Samuel Rl BaehteLPittsburgh, Pa, assignors to Guibert Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pa a corporation of Pennsylvania @riginal application April 29,

1530, Serial 443,218. Divided and this application July 23, 1931. Serial 'No. 552,580'

5 Claims. (o 77-42) Our invention relates to motor driven rotary machines adapted to drive drills, countersinks, reamers, and the like.

Some of the objects or" this invention are to pro- 5 vide a system of levers for causing the working tools of the said. machines to be driven longitudinally during their rotation; to provide novel.

means for accurately predetermining the longitudinal travel of the rotary tooland for locking the tool against the longitudinal travel when the lever system is tobe used as a rigid means for moving the machine; to provide a novel means for connecting the rotary tool to the said system of levers; and to provide a novel. means for causing the rotary tool to have no rotary movement in its immediate rotary driver and for causing the driver to have rotary motion without longitudinal travel. Other objects appear hereinafter.

This application is a division of our application Serial Number-448,218, filed April 29, 1930.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. l is a side elevation of one. form of our invention. a portion being broken'away; Fig. 2, an enlarged top plan view of Fig. 1 with parts broken away; and Fig. 3, a view in vertical sectionof the rotary tool holder with the parts supporting and rotating the same, parts being bro-ken away; Fig. 4, a side view. of a modification of the central away; Fig. 5,'a longitudinal vertical section of the v swivel clamping means for the drill stem; Fig. 6,

a central longitudinal section of a modification of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7', a perspective view of one of The forward part of the frame which extends .to a less depth at its underside than the rear portion of the frame is provided with the gear case 2 containingthe intermeshing gears 3 and 4, the latter being keyed to the motor shaft 5 driven by the motorv 6 inthe rear portion of the frame. The hub of thegear 3 is mounted on the vertical sleeve 7 having its ends mounted in antifriction bearings 8 at. the upper and lower portions of the gear. casing. The hub 9 of the gear 3 and the sleeve 7 are connected together by the key 10. Slidable longitudinally in the sleeve 7 is the tool holder or spindle 11 having from end to end the longitudinal groove 12, into which the by the rings 22.

portion of Fig. 1, parts being in section and broken A extends not only through the levers 35 and the key 13 projects and serves as a spline to cause the tool holder to rotate, while allowing it to reciprocate.

The lower end of the tool holder 11 is provided with a socket 13 shown in dotted lines to contain a rotary tool such as the drill 1,4 accompanying Fig. l. 1

The tool holder 11 is provided above the frame with suitable means for regulating the longitudinal movements thereof.- For this purpose we provide on the tool support the sleeve 15 having partof its terminal portions externally threaded, and parts tapered outwardly; and provided with longitudinal slots 16. The sleeve carries the spline 17 which extends into the groove 12. This sleeve carries around its central portion the two races 18 for the antifriction rollers 19. The outer faces of the rollers are provided with the races 20 which are surrounded bythe collar 21.

' The 'upper'andlower ends of the collar 21 and the upper and lower ends of the races 20 are closed There are two nuts 23 which work on the said'threaded outer surfaces of'the sleeve 15. The nuts 23 may be adjusted to permit the tool holder 11 to slide freely within the sleeve .80

or to clamp the tool holder tightly to the sleeve.

Packingyrings 24 engaged by the nuts 23 are provided between the races Bend the end rings 22. The tool holder is of uniform cross section from end to end so that it -may be withdrawn .85 entirely out of the maohine after the clamping sleeve 15 has released it by movement in either direction.

25 is a cross-shaped member having the two side arms-26 and the two threaded arms 2'? and 1'28. The'arms 26 are providedwith rollers 29 which travel backwards and forwards between the plate 30011 the forward end of the machine frame and the two metal strips 31 Whose ends are secured to the blocks 32 through which the arms 27 and 28 project, these blocks being secured to the plate 30. The arms 2'7 and 28 are respectively provided with the nuts 33 and "34-. which, are adapted to be screwed up against the outer faces of the blocks 32. The outer ends of the arms 26 are pivoted to the ends of the levers 35, the rear ends of the levers 35 being pivotally connected to the trunnions 36fat the opposite sides of the collar 21. The links 3'7 have their rear ends pivotally connected on the pins 38 carried by the ears 39 on the top of the machine frame members '40. The forward ends of the links 37 are pivotally connected to the levers 35 by means of the pivot bar 41 which ber 44 which is providedwith the handle 45.

The pivot bar 41 is held in place by nuts 46 bearing against the outer faces of the links 37. The distance between the centers of the pins 38 and the pivot bar 41 is equal to the distance between the pivot bar 41 and the centers of the trunnions 36. The centers of the trunnions 36 and the pins 38 lie in a vertical plane which includes the longitudinal center of the tool holder l1. 1 3

47 is a forwardly-projecting handle or lever having its lateral members 48 pivotally connected to the machine frame by the pivot bolts 49. The forward end of the handle 47 has the handle member 50 which an attendant may grasp in order to move the machine or control the longitudinal positions of the tool holder 11. The side members 48 of the handle 47 carry the cross bar 51 which fits in any one of the notches 52 in the :forward edges of theside members 42 of the on the bolts 58 carried by the machine frame.

The members 55 may be secured in any selected verticaloposition by tightening the nuts 59 on the bolts 58. The leg is made adjustable vertically to permit the tool 14 or its equivalent to work at right angles to the surface being worked upon. The member 56 would be located at such a height as to require the tool 14 to enter at right angles into the material being drilled. In case the rollingsupport 621s upon the edges. of the flanges of an I-beam, the leg 54'would be lowered until the member 56 rests upon the said edges, thus bringing the bottom of the rolling support 62 and member 56 to the same elevation. At least one ofthe side members 55 of the leg 54 may beprovided with a scale 60,"the frame 40 having the pointer or index 61 adjacentto the scale.

If it is desired to lower the leg two inches below a plane horizontal with the bottom of the roller 62, it can be readily done by setting the scale at the proper point with respect to the pointer 61. similarlythe leg can be raised or lowered any required distance without making any measurements by simply setting the marksion the scale which indicate the distance it is desired to raise or lower the leg opposite the pointer 61. The scale preferably indicates inches'and fractions thereof.

With the parts as in full lines in Fig. 1, the spindle 11 is at the top of its upper stroke. The motor being set in operation causes the tool 14 to rotate rapidly. The operator presses down on the handle member 5Q.- This presses the swinging member 43 downwardly, the latter pulling down the pivot bar 41 to which are connected the flexible joints of v the toggles, each comprising the link 37 and the right hand half of the lever 35. As the toggles straighten out the pivot bar 41 goes down, the rollers 29 move to the right so as to cause the levers 35' to move the spindle downwardly with out any lateral pressure thereon, this being necessitated by the levers 35 being twice the length of the links 37 which are pivoted to the centers of the levers 35 and by the location'of the longitudinal center of the spindle and the centers of the trunnions 36 and of the pivots 38 in the same vertical plane and by the rollers 29 having travel at right angles to the axial center of the spindle.

The nuts 33 and 34 are set to allow the tool to be lifted the desired distance above the material to be worked upon and to be lowered so as to drill or countersink a hole the desired depth.

When the handle 47 is raised to elevate the spindle 11 the cross-shaped member 25 travels to the left; The left hand block 32 must be sufliciently far to the left to permit the lower end of the tool 14 to be raised above the work about to be drilled. When the handle 47 is lowered to feed the tool 14 into work, the member 25 travels to the right and the right hand block 32 must be positioned so as to allow the drill to drill the required depth into the work before the member 25 engages the right hand block 32. The blocks 32 act as stops to limit the travel of the member 25 and consequently of the spindle and the tool.

By. placing the cross-bar member 51 in proper,

selected notches 52 the operator can easily operate the handle 47 although the level of the floor or ground below the handle is higher or lower than the plane which includes the lower sides of the leg 54 and the tolling support 62.

The spindle can be locked to hold it at any selected elevation by setting the nuts 33 against the adjacent block 32 when the spindle is at such an elevation and it can be locked from movement in both directions by also setting the nut .34 against the right hand block 32. With the spindlelocked the operator can move the machine on the support 62 while maintaining the leg 54 center mark on the work. As he lifts the handle,

the nut by engagement with the adjacent block 32 allows the movement of the handle to be trans mitted 'to the frame of the machine to cause motion thereof on the axle of the rolling support 62. By varying the position of the nuts 33 and 34 the travel of the spindle longitudinally can be varied as desired. The longitudinal travel of the spindle can be limited to any part of the longest possible stroke of the spindle by properly adjusting the nuts 33 and 34'.

Referring now to Fig. 4, the spindle 11 is provided with a central longitudinal opening 63 extending entirely from its upper end to the socket 13 or the upper end of the rotary tool 14. Reciprocable in the opening 63 is the rod 64jliaving at its upper end the head-65, there being a coil spring between the head 65 and the top of the.

.spindle to'normally hold the lower end of the rod away from the-socket 13. By striking the head 65 a sharp blow the rod is driven downwardly into engagement with the upper end of the tool 14 which is thereby expelled.

The nut 33 may be omitted if desired andthe following mechanism used in place thereof: The

handle 45 is made hollow to receive the threaded A ber 44. The nut 68 is operated by the hand wheel "70. The frame member 40 carries the horizontal stop plate '71 to limit the downward movement of the bar 66.

In practice, the handle ,47 is lowered until the lower end of the drill 14' reaches the extreme end ofthe stroke desired. Then the rod 66 is lowered by operating the hand-wheel until the lower end of the loop 67 strikes the stop plate 71." The machine willthen be set so that every time the handle 47 is lowered as far as'it will go the bottom of the drill14'for other tool willalways reach exactly the same 'depth.- This same purpose-may be accomplished by the wheel'33 as hereinbefore set forth. The hand Wheel 70 is usually more accessible than the wheel 33." It is not necessary to dispense with the wheel 33 as it may be used in addition tothe hand wheel and the parts 'operatively connected therewith. In case the pivot bar 41 shouldhave'its central portion omitted, the necessity for the loop 67 would beremoved and the bar 66 could be continued downwardly as such to the distance reached by the lower end of the loop.

In the construction shown in Figs. .1 and 2, it is necessary to tighten the nuts 33 and 34 against the blocks .32 in order to lock the levers and links so that the handle 4'7 could be held rigidly with respect to the frame and the spindle. We accomplish the same purpose by providing the cross 25 with the upstanding threaded post 72 which extends upward through the slot '73 in the plate 31 which takes the place of the two plates 31 shown in Fig. 2. A roughened or abraded washer '74 surrounds the post '72 and rests upon the plate 31. An elongated nut "75 is threaded on the post '72 and is operated by the handle '76 slidable in the transverse opening '77 in the top of the nut. When it is desired to lock the levers and links or to hold the handle 47 in any desired position, the handle is placed in the desired position and the handle 76 is turnedto cause the nut '75 to clamp the washer '74 to the plate 31'. The friction between the washer and the plate readily and securely locks the movable parts of the mechanism in a rigid position so that the handle 47 may be'used to move the machine in any desired direction without any liability of the spindle or other parts of the machine moving.

On- Fig. 5 we show a modification of the swivel apparatus shown in the upper portion of Fig. 3. This swivel apparatus receives the spindle 11 and causes it to turn with it, but allows it to move longitudinally. In Fig. 5 the sleeve 15 has its upper and lower ends provided with longitudinal slots 16 similar to the slots 16in Fig. 3. The collar 21' is closed by the bottom cap 78 and by the top cap 79/ A brass washer 8O rests upon the cap 78 within the collar 21'. Upon this ring 80 rests the slidable'ring 81 which has in its lowerface the annular recess 82 opening downwardly. The upper part of the ring 81 is engaged by the periphery of the sleeve 15' and supports the inner race 83 which surrounds the sleeve 15' and provides a track for the anti-friction rollers 84' bearing against the outer race 85 lying against the inner face of the collar 21'. The upper end of the sleeve 15 tapers upwardly and has its surface of the outer face threaded to receive the nut 23' Whose outer periphery bears against the inner face of the upper cap 79. 17 is the spline corresponding to the spline 17 shown in Fig. 3. The annular recess 82 in the ring 81 isprovided with a split ring of segments 86; the ring of segments being tapered downs wardly. The upper outer edges of the segments liein the upper outer corner of the recess 82 while their lower inner edgesengage the annular shoulder 8'7 on the lower end of the sleeve 15.

This-shoulder forms, outwardly-projecting seats :for the lower'end of the. segments 86. The nut 23' serves to clamp the spindle to the sleeve 15 in the same manner that the nut 16 clamps in Fig. 2 the sleeves 15 to the spindlell.

It is thus seen that when the handle 47 is moved downwardly to apply pressure to the trunnions 36, the ring 81 is moved downwardly slightly and causes the segments 86 to act somewhat as toggles to press the slotted portions at'the lower end of the sleeve 15"more closely in contact with the. spindle. Applicants believe that this is a novel feature.

Referring now to Fig. 6, the parts are, sub.- stantially as in Fig. 5 except that the upper part ofthe sleeve 15a, which corresponds to thesleeve Hand the sleeve 15 hereinbefore described,

doesnot have itsupper portion slotted. The

ring 81 extends upwardly around the cylindrical portion of the sleeve 15a above the slots 16 in the lower end thereof. A nut 88 is screwed upon the outer surface of the sleeve 15a and against the .upper end of the ring 81, this upper end of the sleeve 15a extending slightly above the upper end of the collar 21a whose upper end is closed by an integral portion thereof surrounding the upper end of the ring 81'. In Fig. 6 we use a set of ballbearings 89 provided with the horizontal lower race 90 and the upper race 91, 92 being a seat forthe race 91.

In Figs..5 and 6, 93 are felt grease retainers held in annular spaces in the structure described. 94 represents a brass washer beneath the ring 81' and 95, liners beneath thebrass washer for the purpose of permitting adjustment.

. It is seen that when pressure is applied downwardly on the trunnions 36, the segments 86 are moved to increase the clamping action of the sleeve 15a upon'the spindle.

The nut 88 is provided with openings 96 for the insertion of a bar for turning the nut. The

' sleeve 15a has above the nut the transverseopenings 97 to receive a bar for the purpose of holding thesleeve from turning while the nut 88 is being turned.

We find that, when the drilling tool 14 is-replaced by a reaming tool, the weight of the drill spindle, the handle 47 and the intervening parts is sufficient to cause the reaming toolto ream,-

holes rapidly without the exertion of any additional pressure on the handle 47.

We claim 1. In a machine for drilling, reaming, and the like, a frame, a rotatable tool-carrying. spindle:

thereon, a link pivoted to the frame opposite the and intermediately to the link, and means causing the remaining end of the second lever to move transversely of the spindle, the distance between the connection of the link and the lever from their pivotal connections of the same with the frame and the spindle being equal, a pendent link connected to an intermediate portion of the lever, a lever pivotally connected to the frame and tothe pendent link to operatethe spindle vertically, and means on the frame adjustably limiting the travel of the'end of the lever not connected to the spindle, whereby the vertical travel of the spindle may be restricted to predetermined limits.

spindle, a lever pivoted at one end to the spindle. V

2. In a machine for drilling, reaming, and the like, a frame, a rotary and reciprocable spindle, a lever pivoted at one end to the spindle for moving the spindle longitudinally, .a guide on the frame I for guiding the remaining end of the lever so as to move that end transversely of the spindle as the first end of the lever swings upand down, and a hand-operated lever connected to-the frame and operatively, connected with the first, lever for so swinging the latter, in combination with means to adjust and limit the endwise travel of the guided end of the lever and thereby to adjust and limit the longitudinal travel ofthe' spindle.

3. In a machine for drilling, reaming, and the like, a rotary reciprocable tool spindle, a swivel carried by the spindle, a lever having one end pivoted to the spindle, a guide lying transversely of the spindle, a member connected to the remaining end of the lever and guided by. the said guide, and adjustable means cooperative With'the said member and limiting the travel of the member on the guide and thereby limiting the longitudinal travel of the spindle.

. 4. In a machine for drilling, reaming, and the like, a. rotary reciprocable tool spindle, a swivel carried by the spindle, a lever having one end pivoted to the spindle, a guide lying transversely of the spindle, amember connected to the remaining end of the lever and guided by the said guide, roller means carried by the said member and having travel on the guide, threaded armscarried by the inner and outer faces of the said member, andnuts cooperating with the arms and limiting the travel of the said member and thereby the longitudinal travel of the spindle.

5. In a machine for drilling, reaming, and the like, a rotary reciprocable tool spindle, a swivel carried by the spindle, a lever having one end pivoted to the spindle, a guide lying transversely of the spindle, a member connected to the remaining end of the lever and guided by the said guide, adjustable means cooperative with the said member and limiting the travel of the member on the guide and thereby-limiting the longitudinal travel of the spindle, and additional means releas ably locking the said member from movement.

OSCAR E. GUIBERT. SAMUEL R. BACHTEL. 

